Burress is facing jail time on charges stemming from the night he accidentally shot himself in the leg inside a Manhattan nightclub. He was suspended then released by the Giants.

“We will do our due diligence here because that is what it is. If anybody is out there, you want to find out because there are a lot of unknowns,” Ryan said. “Quite honestly, through that conversation (with his agent) I don’t think that it’s clear right now either way. Is he going to be available? Is he not? None of you know that answer, either. We just wanted to see if they had heard anything.”

The top of the Jets’ depth chart at wide receiver currently includes Jerricho Cotchery, Brad Smith and David Clowney. Smith and Clowney last season combined for 13 receptions, 12 by Smith, a converted college quarterback.